On a train journey from Vienna to Petronell-Carnuntum, I had this view of an ancient Roman monument. The structure is part of the Archaeology Park Carnuntum. Local people call this monument Heidentor (Heathen’s Gate).
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Round chapel in Petronell-Carnuntum
At least once a year, I visit the Carnuntum Archaeological Park in Lower Austria. On this occasion, I always love to make a detour to this Romanesque round chapel in Petronell-Carnuntum. [German]
Reenactment in Carnuntum
The Carnuntum Archeology Park hosts reenactment festivals with shows about Roman military routines and civic customs several times yearly. Numerous friend societies of Roman history provide visitors with broad information and even Roman food.
Prugg Castle in Bruck/Leitha
Whereas Prugg Castle (Schloss Prugg) is privately owned and can not be visited, the former castle garden is open for public. From there I took this photo of the castle’s garden side. In 18th century it was rebuilt by architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. In 19th century British architect Edward Buckton Lamb added the Tudor style.
Sundial at a former monastery
A sundial displaying an equestrian seen at the former Augustinian monastery (Augustinereremitenkloster) in Bruck an der Leitha,
Lucius’ house in Carnuntum
The building is a reconstruction of the home of a middle-class citizen of the ancient Roman Carnuntum. His name was probably Lucius Maticeius Clemens. The reconstruction shows the house in the style of the first half of the 4th century.
Roman sewer cover in Petronell-Carnuntum
While walking through the archaeology park of Carnuntum, I found this reconstruction of a Roman sewer cover. It is much smaller than the one I saw in the Roman Museum of Vienna.